La donna del lago

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Work data
Title: The lady from the lake
Original title: La donna del lago
Title page of the libretto, Naples 1819

Title page of the libretto, Naples 1819

Shape: Opera seria in two acts
Original language: Italian
Music: Gioachino Rossini
Libretto : Andrea Leone Tottola
Literary source: Walter Scott : The Lady of the Lake
Premiere: September 24th or October 24th, 1819
Place of premiere: Teatro San Carlo , Naples
Playing time: approx. 2 ½ hours
Place and time of the action: Scotland in the 16th century
people
  • Elena, the lady from the lake ( soprano )
  • Malcolm Groeme / Malcom Groeme ( Alt )
  • Giacomo V ( James V ), King of Scotland, under the name of the knight Uberto di Snowdon ( tenor )
  • Douglas d'Angus / Duglas d'Angus father Elenas ( bass )
  • Rodrigo di Dhu, leader of a Scottish clan (tenor)
  • Serano (tenor)
  • Albina ( mezzo-soprano )
  • Bertram (bass)
  • Shepherds, hunters, followers of the king, followers of the clan ( chorus )

La donna del lago (The Lady from the Lake) is an opera seria (original name: "melodramma") in two acts by Gioachino Rossini . The libretto was written by Andrea Leone Tottola based on the verse epic The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott , published in 1810 . The first performance took place on September 24th or October 24th, 1819 in the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

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first act

Ben Ledi mountain, covered by thick forests ; at his feet a wide valley, in the middle of which is Loch Katrine with a wooden bridge

Scenes 1–3. At dawn, shepherds and hunters go about their usual activities on the banks of Loch Katrine (choir: “Del dì la messaggera”). Elena crosses the lake and sings of her longing for her true love, Malcolm (Cavatine: “Oh mattutini albori!”). At the edge of the lake Elena meets King Giacomo, who - in the hope of meeting the beautiful Elena - has disguised himself as Uberto. Elena thinks he is a lost hunter and offers him help. Giacomo agrees, and the two make their way to the apartment where they found refuge with their exiled father, the former Lord di Bothwel (Duettino: "Scendi nel piccol legno"). At the same time, the men in his entourage are looking for the king in disguise (chorus: "Uberto! Ah! Dove t'ascondi?").

Douglas hostel with the coat of arms of his ancestors

Scenes 4–8. After arriving at Elena's father's house, the king notices her family's coat of arms and learns that Elena's father is Douglas d'Angus, his former teacher, who has since plotted against him. Elena's friends come to sing about the engagement that her father arranged with Rodrigo, the leader of a Scots tribe, the highlands (chorus: “D'Inibaca, donzella”). Uberto / Giacomo becomes jealous (duet: "Sei già sposa?"). He decides that Elena should not connect with Rodrigo (“Le mie barbare vicende”) and lets Elena and her family know what prospects he himself offers them (“Cielo! In qual estasi”). Malcolm, who has decided to join the highlands, appears. When he is alone, he sings about his memories of Elena (“Mura felici” - “Elena! Oh tu, ch'io chiamo”). Unseen, Malcolm overhears Elena as they talk to her father about the upcoming wedding with Rodrigo. Douglas again asks his daughter to agree to the marriage (aria: "Taci, lo voglio, e basti"). After Douglas resigns, Malcolm and Elena assure each other of their undying devotion (Duettino: "Vivere io non potrò").

Wide plain, surrounded by high mountains; in the distance another part of the lake

Scenes 9–10. The highland warriors greet their leader Rodrigo (chorus: “Qual rapido torrente”). Rodrigo wishes to see his future bride (Cavatine: "Eccomi a voi, miei prodi"). She comes with her father. Douglas reminds Elena of her daughter duties and Rodrigo declares his love for her. Malcolm arrives and Rodrigo introduces him to Elena as his future bride, with whom he wants to bond. Despite Elena's best efforts to hide her feelings, both Rodrigo and Douglas notice the connection between Malcolm and Elena. Serano reports an impending attack by the king's troops. Rodrigo, Malcolm and the warriors of the Highlands prepare to take up the fight ("Su ... amici! Guerrieri!").

Second act

Dense wood; on one side a grotto

Scenes 1–2. Uberto / Giacomo came in the hope of finding Elena and saving her from the looming battles (Cavatine: “Oh fiamma soave”). Meanwhile, Elena asks Serano to find her father before he goes into battle. Uberto / Giacomo approaches Elena and declares his love for her. She confesses that she loves someone else (duet: "Alla ragion deh rieda"). Still, Uberto gives Elena a ring, claiming he received it from the king. The ring will help her to get help from the king in times of danger. Uberto / Giacomo is preparing to leave, but Rodrigo has overheard the previous conversation with his bride. Overwhelmed with anger and jealousy, Rodrigo orders his men to kill this stranger. Elena begs Rodrigo men to spare Uberto and then there is only a duel between Rodrigo and Uberto. The two men let go of each other, but Elena tries in vain to pacify the situation (trio: “Io son la misera”).

grotto

Scene 3. During a lull in the battle, Malcolm tries to find Elena. Serano tells him that she is going to see her father in the king's palace. Rodrigo has been killed and the highlands face certain defeat. Malcolm appears in the palace, determined to save Elena from danger, even if it is dangerous for himself (Aria: "Ah si pera: ormai la morte").

Room in the Palace of Stirling

Scenes 4-6. At the palace, Douglas asks his former student King Giacomo for forgiveness, but the king refuses. In the meantime Elena has found her way into the palace and shows Uberto's ring. She hopes to save the lives of her father, Malcolm and even Rodrigo, whose death is not yet known. In the next room she hears Uberto's voice singing of his love for her ("Aurora! Ah sorgerai"). Elena is thrilled and becomes convinced that Uberto will help her speak to the king.

Scene 7. At the royal court, the king is greeted as he enters his throne room (chorus: “Impogna il re”). When Elena tries to approach him, she realizes that Uberto and King Giacomo are the same person. Giacomo is softened and because of his affection for Elena, decides to forgive both Douglas and Malcolm. Elena is happy to have never suppressed her love for her father and her true love for Malcolm, while everyone else is happy that peace has been restored (Rondò: “Tanti affetti in un momento”).

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Instrumentation

The orchestral line-up for the opera includes the following instruments:

  • Two flutes / piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons
  • Four horns, two trumpets, three trombones
  • Timpani, bass drum , cymbals , triangle
  • harp
  • Strings
  • On the stage: six horns, banda with trumpets

Music numbers

The opera contains the following musical numbers:

first act

  • No. 1. Introduction (choir, Elena, Uberto): "Del dì la messaggera" (scene 1)
    • Cavatine (Elena): "Oh mattutini albori" (scene 2)
    • Duettino (Elena, Uberto): "Scendi nel piccol legno" (scene 2)
    • Choir: “Uberto! Ah! dove t'ascondi? "(Scene 3)
  • No. 2. Choir: "D'Inibaca, donzella" (scene 6)
    • Duet (Uberto, Elena): "Sei già sposa?" (Scene 6)
  • No. 3. Recitative: "Mura felici" (scene 7)
    • Cavatine (Malcolm): "Elena! oh tu, ch'io chiamo "-" Oh quante lacrime "(scene 7)
  • No. 4. Aria (Douglas): "Taci, lo voglio, e basti" (scene 8)
  • No. 5. Duettino (Elena, Malcolm): "Vivere io non potrò" (scene 8)
  • No. 6. Choir: "Qual rapido torrente" (scene 9)
    • Cavatine (Rodrigo): "Eccomi a voi, miei prodi" (scene 9)
  • No. 7. Choir and Finale I (Choir, Rodrigo, Elena, Douglas, Malcolm, Albina, Serano): "Vieni, o stella - che lucida e bella" (scene 10)
    • Trio (Rodrigo, Douglas, Elena): "Quanto a quest'alma amante" (scene 10)
    • Choir: "Già un raggio forier" (scene 10)

Second act

  • No. 8. Cavatine (Uberto): "Oh fiamma soave" (scene 1)
  • No. 9. Duet (Elena, Uberto): "Alla ragion deh rieda" (scene 1)
    • Trio (Elena, Uberto, Rodrigo, choir): "Io son la misera" (scene 2)
  • No. 10. Aria (Malcolm, choir): "Ah si pera: ormai la morte" (scene 3)
  • No. 11. Canzonetta (Uberto): “Aurora! ah sorgerai "(scene 5)
  • No. 12. Choir: "Imponga il re" (scene 7)
  • No. 13. Rondò and Finale II (Elena, choir) "Tanti affetti in un momento" - "Fra il padre e fra l'amante" (scene 7)

music

With its nature scenes, the opera anticipates elements of Rossini's late work Guillaume Tell (1829). The beginning is closely based on Scott's template. Instead of an overture there is a sixteen bar orchestral introduction suggesting the landscape of the Scottish Highlands . This is followed by the shepherd's choir "Del dì la messaggera", to which horns and hunting noises can be heard in the background. Afterwards Elena sings her cavatina "Oh mattutini albori" - according to Richard Osborne one of Rossini's most simple and loveliest cavatines. The rather static second act is a bit less qualitative than the first. The music critic Henry Chorley thought it was little more than a "concert in costume".

Other music numbers worth mentioning are:

  • Malcolm's performance scene with the Andantino cavatine “Elena! oh tu, ch'io chiamo ”and the Allegro cabaletta“ Oh quante lacrime ”(first act, scene 7), according to Charles Osborne, already brings to mind Bellini.
  • The trio Rodrigo / Douglas / Elena "Quanto a quest'alma amante" (first act, scene 10)
  • The bard choir "Già un raggio forier" (first act, scene 10) achieved particular fame and became "a favorite of the patriots for the next fifty years".
  • The Cavatine of Uberto “Oh fiamma soave” (second act, scene 1) - for Charles Osborne “a winning combination of flowing lyricism and agile coloratura”.
  • The Allegro duet Elena / Uberto “Alla ragion deh rieda” (second act, scene 1) expands into a trio upon Rodrigo's arrival. Richard Osborne describes this section as “the central achievement of Act 2”.
  • The final rondò “Tanti affetti in un momento” (second act, scene 7) is more conventional, but full of brilliant coloratura.

Work history

After the celebrated premiere of his opera Eduardo e Cristina on April 24, 1819 in Venice, Rossini traveled to Naples to compose his next opera for the Teatro San Carlo there . Its director had originally wanted to hire Gaspare Spontini for the following season . However, this was not available, and so Rossini stepped in, as emerges from a communication from the impresario Domenico Barbaja to the director of the Royal Theater on July 24, 1819. The date of the premiere is given differently in the literature. While Herbert Weinstock and Charles Osborne state that Rossini finished the composition on time and that the opera could be performed as planned on September 24, 1819 ( Wilhelm Keitel and Corago also mention this date ), Sabine Henze-Döhring writes in Piper's Encyclopedia of Music Theater of a month's delay and, like Richard Osborne and Grove Music Online, names October 24th. Douglas' aria "Taci, lo voglio" (first act, scene 8) and almost all of the recitatives come from an unknown colleague.

La donna del lago is the first Italian opera to be based on a work by Walter Scott . In doing so, she established an opera fashion, during which more than 25 more works were created by the middle of the century. Rossini probably got the idea for the material through a conversation with Désiré-Alexandre Batton , who was also in Naples in 1819 as a Rome Prize winner. Batton later reported to the Rossini biographer Giuseppe Radiciotti that he had talked to Rossini about possible templates for her next compositions. He mentioned Scott's poetry The Lady of the Lake , which he had read shortly before. Rossini then asked him to lend him the book. Two days later, Rossini said to him: “Thank you, my friend! I read the whole poem and I like it a lot. I will hand it over to Tottola immediately. "

At the world premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples , Giovanni David (Giacomo V), Michele Benedetti (Douglas D'Angus), Andrea Nozzari (Rodrigo di Dhu), Isabella Colbran (Elena), Rosmunda Pisaroni (Malcolm Groeme), Maria Manzi ( Albina), Gaetano Chizzola (Serano) and Massimo Orlandini (Bertram). The premiere was not a great success, as the audience had expected a composition in the style of Ricciardo e Zoraide . According to Radiciotti, it was "numb from the unusual opulence of the orchestra and choir sound, from the volume of the trumpets on the stage, from the lyrical and then again epic and dramatic artistic numbers" and only recovered again with the old-fashioned final rondo of Colbran. The second performance, for which the number of trumpets was halved, was better received, and from then on the opera was very successful.

  • Singer of the world premiere in 1819

  • Giovanni David
    (Giacomo V)

  • Andrea Nozzari
    (Rodrigo di Dhu)

  • Isabella Colbran
    (Elena)

  • Rosmunda Pisaroni
    (Malcolm Groeme)

In addition to many other performances in Italian cities, the opera a. a. Performed in Italian in Dresden and Munich in 1821, in Lisbon in 1822 and in Vienna in German, on February 18, 1823 in London (Italian), in Saint Petersburg in 1824 (German) and on September 7 in the Paris Théâtre-Italy (Italian , 1825 French), on August 25, 1829 in New York (French, 1833 Italian) and 1831 in Berlin (German).

  • Costumes for the performance in the Théâtre-Italien, Paris 1824

  • Elena, Serano, Douglas

  • Giacomo V., Rodrigo

  • Albine, Bertram

  • Soldier, shepherd, bard

As was customary at the time, the opera was adapted for later performances. In a performance at the Roman Teatro Argentina on January 23, 1823, the duet “Nel rivederti, o caro” by Filippo Celli was sung in the second act, which was often integrated into the opera in the following years. Possibly Rossini himself added Giacomo's aria “T'arrendi al mesto pianto” from Ermione in the second act in Naples in 1820 . This was also retained in several subsequent productions in other cities.

A few months later, Rossini used music from the finale in the last scene of Bianca e Falliero . In 1822 he used the final rondò "Tanti affetti" in Venice to replace the tragic end of his opera Maometto II with a happy ending. On December 30, 1846, the pasticcio Robert Bruce was performed at the Opéra in Paris , originally conceived as a French version of La donna del lago and compiled by Louis Niedermeyer from this and other Rossini operas with Rossini's permission .

After 1860, La donna del lago disappeared from the repertoire. The first resumption was in Florence in 1958. Then there were further performances in London in 1969 , in Houston in 1981 , in Pesaro in 1983, and in 1992 at La Scala in Milan , without the work being able to establish itself in the repertoire. In 2007 the English festival Garsington Opera presented the work. In 2010 the opera was released at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in a production by Christof Loy with Joyce DiDonato in the title role; the coproduction was taken up in 2012 at the Theater an der Wien in a modified version with Malena Ernman's debut in the title role. Now the performances increased: also in 2010 at the Paris Opéra Garnier , again in 2011 at La Scala, in 2013 again at the Royal Opera House in London, at the Santa Fe Opera and in concert in Pesaro. In February 2015, Paul Curran staged a production at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City , again with Joyce DiDonato.

Recordings

  • 1958 (live from Florence): Tullio Serafin (conductor), orchestra and choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino . Rosanna Carteri (Elena), Irene Companez (Malcolm Groeme), Cesare Valletti (Uberto / Giacomo V), Paolo Washington (Douglas d'Angus), Eddy Ruhl (Rodrigo di Dhu), Valiano Natali (Serano), Carmen Piccini (Albina) . CLS ARPCL 32038 (3 LP).
  • May 1969 (live from Camden Festival London): Gerard Groves (conductor). Kiri Te Kanawa (Elena), Gillian Knight (Malcolm Groeme), Maurice Arthur (Uberto / Giacomo V), Robert Lloyd (Douglas d'Angus), John Serge (Rodrigo di Dhu), Terence O'Rowke (Serano), Keith Wright (Bertram), Linda Hutchinson (Albina). Operapassion CD9884.
  • April 20, 1970 (live, concert performance from Turin, shortened): Piero Bellugi (conductor), orchestra and choir of the RAI Turin. Montserrat Caballé (Elena), Julia Hamari (Malcolm Groeme), Franco Bonisolli (Uberto / Giacomo V), Paolo Washington (Douglas d'Angus), Pietro Bottazzo (Rodrigo di Dhu), Gino Sinimberghi (Serano), Anna Maria Balboni (Albina ). Melodrama CD: 27074, MRF LP: MRF-58.
  • October 18, 1981 (live from Houston): Claudio Scimone (conductor), Orchestra and Choir of the Houston Grand Opera. Frederica von Stade (Elena), Marilyn Horne (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Nicola Zaccaria (Douglas d'Angus), Dano Raffanti (Rodrigo di Dhu), Bruce Ford (Serano and Bertram), Susanne Mentzer (Albina). Voce 64 (3 LP).
  • August 1983 (abridged): Maurizio Pollini (conductor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Prague Philharmonic Choir . Katia Ricciarelli (Elena), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Malcolm Groeme), Dalmacio Gonzalez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Samuel Ramey (Douglas d'Angus), Dano Raffanti (Rodrigo di Dhu), Oslavio di Credico (Serano), Cecilia Valdenassi ( Albina). CBS CD: M2K 39311 (2 CD).
  • January 17, 1984 (live from Genoa): Alberto Zedda (conductor), orchestra and choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice . Anna Caterina Antonacci (Elena), Hadar Halevy (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Simone Alberghini (Douglas d'Angus), Robert McPherson (Rodrigo di Dhu), Cataldo Caputo (Serano and Bertram), Lilia Gamberini (Albina). Celestial Audio CA 426 (2 CD).
  • March 2, 1986 (live from the Théâtre du Châtelet Paris): Henry Lewis (conductor), Nouvel Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France . Lella Cuberli (Elena), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Harry Dworchak (Douglas d'Angus), Chris Merritt (Rodrigo di Dhu). Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6463 (3 CD).
  • January 2nd, 1990 (video, live from Parma): Arnold Östman (conductor), Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia-Romagna "Arturo Toscanini", choir of the Teatro Regio di Parma . Cecilia Gasdia (Elena), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Boris Martinovitch (Douglas d'Angus), Luca Canonici (Rodrigo di Dhu), Bruno Bulgarelli (Serano), Marilena Laurenza (Albina) . House of Opera DVDCC 452 (1 DVD), Charles Handelman - Live Opera 09102 (1 VC).
  • May 28, 1992 (live, in concert from Amsterdam): Arnold Östman (conductor). Anna Caterina Antonacci (Elena), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Malcolm Groeme), Raul Giménez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Kristin Sigmundson (Douglas d'Angus), Ramón Vargas (Rodrigo di Dhu).
  • 1992 (video, live from Milan): Riccardo Muti (conductor), orchestra and choir of the Teatro alla Scala . June Anderson (Elena), Martine Dupuy (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Giorgio Surjan (Douglas d'Angus), Chris Merritt (Rodrigo di Dhu), Ernesto Gavazzi (Serano), Marilena Laurenza (Albina) . RAI VI: VRF 2159, Philips CD: 438 211 2, BBC Opus Arte LS 3009 D (1 DVD).
  • August 12, 2001 (live from Pesaro): Daniele Gatti (conductor), Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna , Prague Chamber Choir . Mariella Devia (Elena), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Simone Alberghini (Douglas d'Angus), Charles Workman (Rodrigo di Dhu), Gregory Bonfatti (Serano and Bertram), Maria Luce Menichetti (Albina). House of Opera CDBB 541 (2 CD).
  • July 23, 2002 (live, concert performance from Montpellier, recitatives slightly shortened): Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Orchester Philharmonique de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, Latvian Radio Chorus Vilnius. Brigitte Hahn (Elena), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Nicola Ulivieri (Douglas d'Angus), Gregory Kunde (Rodrigo di Dhu), Franck Bard (Serano and Bertram), Carine Dessay (Albina). Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6103 (2 CD).
  • August 27, 2002 (live, in concert from Salzburg): Marcello Viotti (conductor), Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg , Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor . Ruth Ann Swenson (Elena), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Luca Pisaroni (Douglas d'Angus), Bruce Fowler (Rodrigo di Dhu), Steve Davislim (Serano and Bertram), Britta Stable master (Albina). Premiere Opera 854-3 (3 CD).
  • March 1, 2003 (video, live from Liège, critical edition by H. Colin Slim, recitatives shortened): Claire Servais (production), Alberto Zedda (conductor), orchestra and choir of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie . Iano Tamar (Elena), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Léonard Graus (Douglas d'Angus), Bruce Fowler (Rodrigo di Dhu), Patrick Delcour (Serano and Bertram), Emilienne Coquaz ( Albina). Premiere Opera DVD 5987 (1 DVD).
  • May 19, 2003 (live, concert performance from Carnegie Hall New York): Eve Queler (conductor), Opera Orchestra of New York. Ruth Ann Swenson (Elena), Stephanie Blythe (Malcolm Groeme), Mario Zeffiri (Uberto / Giacomo V), Jason Grant (Douglas d'Angus), Bruce Fowler (Rodrigo di Dhu). Premiere Opera Ltd. CDOO 1536-3 (3 CD).
  • January 16, 2004 (live from Genoa): Alberto Zedda (conductor), orchestra and choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice. Anna Caterina Antonacci (Elena), Hadar Halevy (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Simone Alberghini (Douglas d'Angus), Robert McPherson (Rodrigo di Dhu), Caputo Cataldo (Serano and Bertram), Lillia Gamberini (Albina).
  • September 1, 2004 (live from San Sebastián): Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Orquesta Pablo Sarasate, Orfeón Pamplonés. Darina Takova (Elena), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme), Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto / Giacomo V), Simón Orfila (Douglas d'Angus), Gregory Kunde (Rodrigo di Dhu), Alex Laskurian (Serano and Bertram), Maite Itoiz (Albina).
  • March 1, 2005 (live from Lisbon): Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Orchestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Coro del Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos Lisboa. Laura Polverelli (Elena), Silvia Tro Santafé (Malcolm Groeme), Rockwell Blake (Uberto / Giacomo V), Simón Orfila (Douglas d'Angus), Robert McPherson (Rodrigo di Dhu), Mária Joao Alves (Serano and Bertram), Elvira Ferreira (Albina).
  • August 2006 (live, in concert from Edinburgh): Maurizio Benini (conductor), Orchestra and Choir of the Edinburgh Festival. Carmen Giannattasio (Elena), Patricia Bardon (Malcolm Groeme), Kenneth Tarver (Uberto / Giacomo V), Robert Gleadow (Douglas d'Angus), Gregory Kunde (Rodrigo di Dhu), Mark Wilde (Serano and Bertram), Francesca Sassu ( Albina). Opera Rara ORC 34 (3 CD).
  • October / November 2006 (live, in concert from the Rossini Festival in Wildbad ): Alberto Zedda (conductor), SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern , Tübingen Festival Band, Prague Chamber Choir . Sonja Ganassi (Elena), Marianna Pizzolato (Malcolm Groeme), Maxim Mironov (Uberto / Giacomo V), Wojtek Gierlach (Douglas d'Angus), Ferdinand von Bothmer (Rodrigo di Dhu), Stefan Cifolelli (Serano and Bertram), Olga Peretyatko (Albina). NAXOS 8.660235-36 (2 CD).
  • 2018 (video, live from Lausanne): Max Emanuel Cenčić (production), Bruno de Lavenère (stage and costumes), David Debrinay (lighting), Etienne Guiol (video), George Petrou (conductor), Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lausanne. Lena Belkina (Elena), Max Emanuel Cenčić (Malcolm Groeme), Daniel Behle (Uberto / Giacomo V), Daniel Golossov (Douglas d'Angus), Juan Francisco Gatell (Rodrigo di Dhu), Tristan Blanchet (Serano), Aurélien Reymond- Moret (Bertram), Delphine Gillot (Albina). Video stream on Arte Concert .

Web links

Commons : La donna del lago  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b While the Anglo-Saxon spelling of the name is used in the libretto, Rossini used the Italianized form in the score. See foreword to the vocal score of the critical edition by H. Colin Slim, S. XLIX ( online, PDF ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La donna del lago. Notes on the Critical Edition by H. Colin Slim , accessed January 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ La donna del lago. Music numbers on librettidopera.it , accessed June 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h Charles Osborne : The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini. Amadeus Press, Portland, Oregon, 1994, ISBN 978-0-931340-71-0 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Richard Osborne: Rossini - life and work. Translated from the English by Grete Wehmeyer. List Verlag, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-471-78305-9 .
  5. ↑ a b Richard Osborne:  Donna del lago, La. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  6. ↑ La donna del lago - Brani significativi in the work information on librettidopera.it , accessed on June 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ a b c d e Sabine Henze-Döhring : La donna del lago. In: Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 5. Works. Piccinni - Spontini. Piper, Munich and Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-492-02415-7 .
  8. ↑ a b c d e Herbert Weinstock : Rossini - A biography. Translated by Kurt Michaelis. Kunzelmann, Adliswil 1981 (1968), ISBN 3-85662-009-0 .
  9. ^ Wilhelm Keitel , Dominik Neuner : Gioachino Rossini. Albrecht Knaus, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-8135-0364-X .
  10. ↑ La donna del lago (Gioachino Rossini) in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna .
  11. ^ Record of the performance on September 24, 1819 in the Teatro San Carlo in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna .
  12. ↑ I am the seismograph of beautiful song in: FAZ from August 14, 2012, p. 27.
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Gioacchino Rossini. In: Andreas Ommer: Directory of all opera complete recordings. Zeno.org , volume 20.
  14. ↑ CD information from House of Opera, accessed on May 14, 2017.
  15. ^ Rossini (La) Donna del Lago. CD review of the Naxos recording on the Gramophone magazine website , accessed August 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ Rossini's “La donna del lago” at Arte Concert , video available until October 26, 2018.